Carles Puigdemont, a Spanish Member of the European Parliament, has a storied past as the former President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the autonomous government of Catalonia. Currently, he resides in Belgium as a refugee, having fled his homeland amidst controversy.
This enigmatic figure is perhaps most notable for his dramatic pronouncements, proclaiming the Catalan Republic in a fleeting instant, only to subsequently rescind it. Furthermore, he holds the distinction of being the first autonomous president to have invoked Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, a move that sparked widespread debate and repercussions.
